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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".08" citation="COMAR 20.31.05.08" title_num="20" subtitle_num="31" chapter_num="05" heading="Reconnection of Service.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A customer eligible for participation in the Utility Service Protection Program who is not receiving utility service shall have his utility service reconnected for the purpose of participation in the Utility Service Protection Program, provided that the customer:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Is certified eligible for MEAP assistance;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Complies with the application procedures in Regulation .05; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Makes the designated payment for outstanding arrearages as described in §B.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Amount of Payment.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A customer participating in the Utility Service Protection Program shall pay an amount sufficient to reduce the outstanding arrearage to $400.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A customer who has previously participated in and has been removed from the Utility Service Protection Program shall pay the greater of:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>An amount sufficient to reduce outstanding arrearage to $400; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The amount covering the monthly installments in arrears in the customer's equal monthly payment account and supplemental payment account at the date of reconnection.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Application of MEAP Benefits to Arrearages.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Applicants for the USPP program may elect to apply all or part of the MEAP benefit to past arrearages to qualify for participation in the USPP after all other emergency funds, public and private, for which the client is eligible have been used.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>In the case of an election in §C(1), the equal monthly payment shall be based on estimated annual consumption less any remaining MEAP benefits.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A reconnection fee or additional security deposit may not be charged to customers eligible for reconnection under §A.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>